1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Epiphyte
1.3 Origin
Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
1.4 Types
Bethlehem Orchid, Christmas Orchid, Darwin's Orchid
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Canopy, Forest edges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ANGRAECUM eburneum
7.2 Common Name
Angraecum Orchid, Comet Orchid
7.2.1 In Hindi
Comet Orchid
7.2.2 In German
Angraecum sesquipedale
7.2.3 In French
Angraecum sesquipedale
7.2.4 In Spanish
Angraecum sesquipedale
7.2.5 In Greek
Comet Orchid
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Angraecum sesquipedale
7.2.7 In Polish
Comet Orchid
7.2.8 In Latin
Comet Orchid
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Orchidaceae
8.6 Genus
Angraecum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Vandeae
8.9 Subfamily
Epidendroideae
8.10 Number of Species